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Taylor County, West Virginia
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1967 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
3
Tornado reports
34
Hail reports
44
Floods since 1996
392
All events
1
Deaths
$8.1M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Taylor County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 3 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
A 40 year old man was killed, while driving on Route 50, when a large tree branch struck his vehicle.
Hail as large as baseballs fell. The county emergency manager and insurance companies, tallied over 800 damaged vehicles in the county with dents, windows cracked, or rear windows smashed out. The emergency manager told the National Weather Service it looked like someone had take…
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Tree damage occurred and an outbuilding was blown down in Rosemont.
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Tree was downed on Victory Avenue.
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Multiple trees were downed between Grafton and Independence.
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A tree blew down onto County Road 250 near US 250.
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Trees and power lines were blown down south of White Hall.
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A large downed tree and adjacent power lines blocked a portion of Camp Towles Road.
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Sustained winds of 35 mph for 5 minutes with gusts up to 62 mph.
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In Thornton, a tree blew down and blocked parts of the road around the 900 block of Irontown Road.
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A large tree fell across the roadway around the 200 block of Simpson Road.
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In Grafton, a tree blew down onto Addison Street.
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A tree blew down across Ford Lane outside of Irontown.
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The 900 block of George Washington Highway flooded.
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Valley Falls Road flooded.
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Near the town of Flemington, almost a dozen trees were blown down.
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Tree damage in the Brydon area resulted in local power outages.
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Several trees and power lines were blown down across Webster Pike near Tygart Lake State Park.
Flood Flood
Route 50 in Pruntytown was completely flooded due to a nearby stream spilling out of its banks. Flooding also was observed throughout Northern Taylor County along back roads and poor drainage areas.
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Beverly Pike Road was blocked by three downed trees south of White Hall.
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A tree brought down live power lines near the intersection of Webster Pike and Trap Springs Road.
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A tree was blown down near the intersection of Country Club Road and Turner Road.
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Multiple trees and power lines were blown down in and around Grafton.
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North of Grafton, a tree was blown down along Thornton Pike and power lines were downed along Cofran Street.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 0 |
| 2025 | 20 | 0 |
| 2024 | 20 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 19 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 |
| 2016 | 15 | 0 |
| 2015 | 9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 18 | 1 |
| 2013 | 13 | 0 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 |
| 2011 | 18 | 0 |
| 2010 | 6 | 0 |
| 2009 | 8 | 0 |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 |
| 2007 | 10 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 |
| 2004 | 7 | 0 |
| 2003 | 7 | 0 |
| 2002 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | 21 | 0 |
| 1999 | 18 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 18 | 0 |
| 1996 | 13 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1975 | 1 | 1 |
| 1967 | 1 | 1 |
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